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Transcript of Chapter 6
Do Now: Meet back up with your dialogue partner, be ready to hand in and
present in 6 minutes.
Chapter 6
• I thought it sounded just like the sort of drug a man would invent…” Turn to page 66 to review this excerpt.
Esther and Parenthood
• What is Esther saying about parenting and child birth?• Figurative language: “long, blind, door less and
windowless corridor of pain was waiting to open up and shut her in again.
• Corridor- a long passage way that leads into rooms.-Does this sound like the kind of corridor you would want your life going down?
• Are Esther’s views different from the traditional 1950’s view on parenthood/marriage and the female role?
Images from the 1950’s
What is sexist about these advertisements?
• Write down your answer in your journal.
• Sexism- prejudice, stereotyping, or discrimination on the basis of sex and/or gender.
Clip from The Bell Jar film
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zku3sW_fMk
6:00- 12:30
After Buddy Unveils
“I didn’t know what to say. My mother and my grandmother had started hinting around to me a lot lately about what a fine, clean boy Buddy Willard was, coming from such a fine, clean family...” (p.68)
• Who is Gladys?
• What causes Esther’s view of Buddy to change?
Has Esther’s view of Buddy changed?
• Find a quote from the text that shows her change in attitude towards Buddy:
Exit Slip
• On a separate sheet of paper1. What caused Esther’s opinion of Buddy to
change?2. Do you think Esther is really done with
Buddy? Why or why not?